New best (with 0 track prep)
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New best (with 0 track prep) But regardless, the car was super consistant, and was running like a champ.
Track was a joke. Cars were sliding all over the place....a few hit the walls (thankfully after I had already packed up <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> )
If I didn't have to air down the tires so much to hook (12-13psi since the track wasn't prepped) my mph would have been a little higher and I'm sure I could have done a little better.
The car was setup identical to my 11.7@117 pass except that I had an extra 100lbs in gas in the car (almost a full tank). Raceweight was about 3675 <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> However, DA was closer to 1500 ft! That is a rarity for us! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
I bet if there had been VHT on the track, and the car had the same weight as before, 11.4s-11.5's could have been had. I'm starting to get a general idea of the car's maximum potential in its current form. I think with a lot more gear, a stock flywheel back in the car, and some weight reduction, I have an outside shot of assaulting the hi 10/low 11 second mark in optimal weather <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Second to last race I hit the brakes before the finish line....
Here are the results:
R/T .590 .536 .529 .525 .585
60' 1.703 1.713 1.763 1.803 1.735
1/8 7.552 7.535 7.543 7.547 7.512
mph 92.47 93.13 93.63 94.02 93.58
1/4 11.792 11.742 11.728 13.428 11.696
mph 115.27 116.14 116.98 64.55 117.63
Don't ask me how I got all these 11 second passes in before getting the boot! <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />
<small>[ December 08, 2002, 09:47 PM: Message edited by: verbs ]</small>
Track was a joke. Cars were sliding all over the place....a few hit the walls (thankfully after I had already packed up <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> )
If I didn't have to air down the tires so much to hook (12-13psi since the track wasn't prepped) my mph would have been a little higher and I'm sure I could have done a little better.
The car was setup identical to my 11.7@117 pass except that I had an extra 100lbs in gas in the car (almost a full tank). Raceweight was about 3675 <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> However, DA was closer to 1500 ft! That is a rarity for us! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
I bet if there had been VHT on the track, and the car had the same weight as before, 11.4s-11.5's could have been had. I'm starting to get a general idea of the car's maximum potential in its current form. I think with a lot more gear, a stock flywheel back in the car, and some weight reduction, I have an outside shot of assaulting the hi 10/low 11 second mark in optimal weather <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Second to last race I hit the brakes before the finish line....
Here are the results:
R/T .590 .536 .529 .525 .585
60' 1.703 1.713 1.763 1.803 1.735
1/8 7.552 7.535 7.543 7.547 7.512
mph 92.47 93.13 93.63 94.02 93.58
1/4 11.792 11.742 11.728 13.428 11.696
mph 115.27 116.14 116.98 64.55 117.63
Don't ask me how I got all these 11 second passes in before getting the boot! <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />
<small>[ December 08, 2002, 09:47 PM: Message edited by: verbs ]</small>
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Re: New best (with 0 track prep) </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 2000SILVERTA:
<strong>good runs. you need to come try out a LA track in the winter time. -DA is very common.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Im actually going to be working out in LA off and on for the next few months. How lax are they with tech over there? I'm in the process of getting my cage put in....
If the tech is kinda lax I'd actually consider driving out there.
<strong>good runs. you need to come try out a LA track in the winter time. -DA is very common.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Im actually going to be working out in LA off and on for the next few months. How lax are they with tech over there? I'm in the process of getting my cage put in....
If the tech is kinda lax I'd actually consider driving out there.
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Re: New best (with 0 track prep) </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Jsears8:
<strong>Congrats Matt, your car is running strong at that weight and DA! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
Justin</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks J....still got a long way to go to catch you <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
<strong>Congrats Matt, your car is running strong at that weight and DA! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
Justin</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks J....still got a long way to go to catch you <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
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Re: New best (with 0 track prep) </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by mgreen:
<strong>Hey, congrats. . .
not to be an ***, but have you ever weighed the car? You always say "ABOUT" 3675lb's.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">LOL, yeah I weigh the car, either at a truck stop or at the track. When I say "about" its because I don't assume the scales are 100% accurate and equal to one another. Also, the truck stop I use is about 5-10 miles away from the track, and by the time I end up running my best pass, I've very possibly gone through another gallon of gas.
I use different scales and I'm sure they aren't all exactly equal. I figure there has got to have some sort of margain for error.
Basically, I cant for sure say its exacly 3675, but I'm sure that its +/- 10lbs or so.
<small>[ December 09, 2002, 07:33 AM: Message edited by: verbs ]</small>
<strong>Hey, congrats. . .
not to be an ***, but have you ever weighed the car? You always say "ABOUT" 3675lb's.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">LOL, yeah I weigh the car, either at a truck stop or at the track. When I say "about" its because I don't assume the scales are 100% accurate and equal to one another. Also, the truck stop I use is about 5-10 miles away from the track, and by the time I end up running my best pass, I've very possibly gone through another gallon of gas.
I use different scales and I'm sure they aren't all exactly equal. I figure there has got to have some sort of margain for error.
Basically, I cant for sure say its exacly 3675, but I'm sure that its +/- 10lbs or so.
<small>[ December 09, 2002, 07:33 AM: Message edited by: verbs ]</small>
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Re: New best (with 0 track prep) where at in LA are you planning on working? We have some strict tracks, some not so strict. I live 3.5 miles from the local track, but cant race there cause I dont have a roll bar yet.
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Re: New best (with 0 track prep) </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 2000SILVERTA:
<strong>where at in LA are you planning on working? We have some strict tracks, some not so strict. I live 3.5 miles from the local track, but cant race there cause I dont have a roll bar yet.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm going to be at the Omni in downtown LA for the next week, and then after that I will probably be in Orange County.
<strong>where at in LA are you planning on working? We have some strict tracks, some not so strict. I live 3.5 miles from the local track, but cant race there cause I dont have a roll bar yet.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm going to be at the Omni in downtown LA for the next week, and then after that I will probably be in Orange County.
Re: New best (with 0 track prep) Congrats on your times. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
Now, get a cage and go do some drag racing. <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />
Now, get a cage and go do some drag racing. <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />